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- ↑ James C. Kirkpatrick. Official Manual State of Missouri 1975-1976. Jefferson City, Missouri: Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. p. 159.
- ↑ "Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000, L" . Retrieved 2020-09-02.
